A lot of people are sharing tips and advice about social media. I am one of them.
This is all good, apart from in one aspect.
We always focus on how to take from social media. What we can get.
Yes, we will say that you should focus on your audience, share good stuff, engage, interact. But it comes down to getting out of social media whatever benefits you are looking for.
When you realize that followers and friends are people, it makes me think that perhaps we are potentially creating pretty bad relationships.
Once in a while, just share something just because.
Every now and then, just give stuff away without thinking about getting anything back, reciprocity, or future responsiveness.
See followers as friends, not a contact list to throw links at.
When someone asks you a question, or asks for a favor, do not look up their profile or history, just do it.
Rather than accept that freebie, ask if you can offer it to your contacts instead.
You might be riding high right now but you know the saying …
“Be nice to folks on the way up, you might just need them on the way back down”
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Yes, you do. And by answering, I now do too 
@Nathalief Well, do I? RT Do you deserve your social media followers? http://bit.ly/cBLomc
I definitely agree with what you’ve said here – and try to do it as much as I can (and explain this to clients). I see social media as no different from any other venue for communication in that you should make an effort to help people regardless of their present “value” to you. It’s also critical to remember to be engaging and provide something of interest. Otherwise why will people continue to follow?
Beyond thinking “what’s in it for me?” it’s imperative that you understand there needs to be something in it for others. And that there’s not always a direct purpose or agenda to every interaction. Is there in “real life”? (How sickening it would be if that was the case…)
Exactly, and constantly looking for how we can gain is just no fun
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January 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am